ALLEN PARK -- From former first-round picks to the most controversial quarterback on earth, the free-agent market is loaded with intriguing names of ex-NFL stars still looking for work.

Here are 20 players who could find their phone ringing as injuries mount and roster hopefuls play themselves out of jobs.

At the end, we'll also run through a list of names of recent retirees, because let's be honest, you never know.

AP | Wade Payne

Eric Berry

After signing a six-year, $78 million contract with Kansas City in 2017, Eric Berry would only go on to suit up for the Chiefs in three more regular-season games over the next two seasons.

The former top-five pick ruptured his Achilles in the 2017 season opener, which caused him to miss the entire season. Lingering issues from the injury would limit the former All-Pro safety to two regular-season and one playoff appearance last season.

Kansas City announced it had released Berry after nine seasons with the franchise back in March. To this point, Berry has appeared in 89 career games while starting 87 and has 448 tackles, 14 interceptions and five defensive touchdowns.

Berry has been named a first-team All-Pro three times (last in 2016), to five Pro Bowls and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2015.

The NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported back in March that Berry visited the Cowboys but left Dallas without a deal. Cleveland also reportedly showed some interest in the veteran safety, but Berry remains a free agent.

In the most recent update on Berry, Rapoport reported back in June that Berry will have a market, it's just more a matter of "when" he signs.

Mike Mulholland

LeGarrette Blount

While Blount's 2.7 yards per carry last season in Detroit certainly leave a lot to be desired, it's important to remember that the three-time Super Bowl champion is just two seasons removed from an 18-touchdown campaign in New England.

His touchdowns dropped by 16 from 2016 to 2017 with a switch to Philadelphia, but his yards per carry actually improved to 4.4. Blount then signed a one-year, $2 million deal with Detroit and went on to carry the ball 154 times for 418 yards and five touchdowns last season.

In July, he told WTKR-TV in North Carolina that he was training every day and that "hopefully here in the near future I'll be signing with someone. We'll see how that goes. I love the game, have a passion for it, definitely want to play it for as long as possible so we'll see how it goes."